December 3, 2004
Touch-Me-Not
I don't know about you, but I always have the compulsion to brush my feet against the mimosa plant every time I walk past any that I see. The mimosa plant is the leaf with many small leaflets in the pic* above. I just love to see the leaves close up (see pic below). Cheap thrill, I know, but it's something I've loved to do since I was a kid.
I think it's commonly known as the touch-me-not plant (don't quote me on this, please) because once you so much as brush against the leaves, it shrivels and closes up like a clam. Very cute.
Its flowers are like little fluff balls that are usually pink in colour. Apparently there are purple ones too but I've yet to see these ones before. Anyway, making mimosa leaves close is my warped little idea of fun as I walk along paths.
Speaking of walking, have I ever mentioned how I HATE those squeaky shoes that some parents love to buy for their toddlers to trot around in? Oh gosh, those shoes are sssooooo annoying and irritating! They should be banned in public places 'cos it's a public nuisance and a source of noise pollution. The kid's just running around and with every step an annoying SQUEAK is heard. I say a fine should be imposed on the use of such shoes in public.
Anyway, the weekend beckons.
*Disclaimer: The two pictures are NOT meant to contain any artistic merit and/or aesthetically pleasing value whatsoever.
Posted by DSD at December 3, 2004 8:32 AM | TrackBackRather tickled by the disclaimer. I'm guessing most of us read your blog for the prose; the pictures serve to supplment the entries. They aren't the focus of your blog. (Not that I don't love seeing them!) Expectations would be quite different if you called this a photoblog. Even then, it shouldn't really matter. We take the pictures we like in any way we want.
Posted by: monoceros at December 3, 2004 9:32 AMditto!
ooh... those shoes really remind me of childhood though... grandma (who passed away recently) bought me a pair and yes the squeekiness did drive people slightly mad but still, it's nice to remember that it was a gift from her and i was not left to wander too far away...
Posted by: tiggie at December 3, 2004 10:24 AM... omit a few comments on the photos. Kidding :P
I always like to touch the leaves and watch them closing up. I think it's like a naughty boy enjoys teasing a shy girl and watches the blush on her face. Childish mentality I guess.
Posted by: Yu Zi at December 3, 2004 11:54 AMhaha.. I was going "oh boy.. someone's going to critique ur photos again" as I saw them, but u had the disclaimer!
For me, I still can't resist writing / drawing on frosted windows, and those paper placemats they use at some eating places...
Posted by: Woof! at December 3, 2004 2:50 PMI find your pictures guilty of containing artistic merit and aesthetically pleasing value. Please rephrase your disclaimer.
Posted by: white balance police at December 4, 2004 4:11 PMnice pics! Those plants are great. I used to do that too when I was kid...but to turtles. You touch their heads and then... :)
On the other point, the other annoying shoes that kids have, are those wheelies ones. There's a wheel on each shoe and the kiddies use them to "glide" from one place to another. I just find them annoying...out of jealousy.
Posted by: Victor at December 5, 2004 2:55 PMmonoceros and tiggie: Thanks for your comments. :)
Yu Zi: Nah, it's not "childish mentality". I think we should just call this the simple pleasures of life.
Woof!: Yeah, i like writing on frosted windows too! Re the disclaimer, maybe I have the potential to be a lawyer! ;p
white balance police: Do I know you personally? If so, maybe you can stop working undercover.
Victor: Hey, nice to see you drop by! You should be labeled the Turtle Terroriser! haha! And oh, those heelies come in adult sizes too. You can go get a pair for yourself in HK!
Posted by: dsd at December 5, 2004 10:08 PMbeware of the mimosa pricks!
Posted by: duracell at December 23, 2004 10:53 PM